Legal Opinion

Block v. Edge

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 12, 1980No. A2474PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from judgment in the probate of the estate of Hazel G. Riddell giving Elsie Louise Edge, appellee, two-thirds of the residue of the testamentary estate, and giving Ralph D. Block, appellant, one-third of the residue.

Hazel G. Riddell died on September 25, 1976, leaving a will containing the following residuary clause:

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All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, if any not hereinabove disposed of, I give in equal shares to Elsie Louise Edge, R. D. Gill and Ralph D. Block; and if there is not enough value in my estate to pay all special…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Benson v. Greenville Nat. Exchange BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Hagood v. HagoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  3. Petsch v. SlatorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Swearingen v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Tabor v. National Bank of Commerce of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McMahan v. Naylor, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
  2. White v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. in the Estate of Ronald Craig Burns, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2020

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